Chord Solos - How To Get Started The Easy Way

Jens Larsen
Standard tuning
 = 120
Example 1 - II V I in G Major

4

Am7
4

D7(9)
3

Gmaj7


   
    
5 5 5
5 5 3
 5
5
5
4
4
4

Example 2 - Melody notes for Am7


Am7
5

Am7(9)
7
 Am7
 
Am7(11)
7
  
  
    
 
5 7 8 10
5 5 8 8
 5
5
5
5
9
7
9
7

Example 3 - Chord solo lick #1 with Am7 voicings

5
 
Am7
7
 7
  5
  7
    
7 7
      
     
  
     



 
  
   
7 5 8 10 7 5 10 10 8
5 5 8 8 5 5 8 8 8
 5
5
5
5
9
7
9
7
5
5
5
5
9
7
9
7
9
7

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 Example 4 - Chord solo lick #2 with Am7 voicings


Am7
5
   
7 7 5
   5
    
     
       
  
       
5 7 10 8 7 5 7
5 5 8 8 5 5 5
 5
5
5
5
9
7
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5

Example 5 - Melody notes for D7


D7(9)

D7(9,13)
4 7
 
D7(9)
7

D7(9)

   
  
    
 
5 7 8 10
5 5 7 7
 5
4
5
4
9
7
9
7

Example 6 - II V I lick with the basic voicings

5

Am7
5
  5 7
     7
D7
4 4 4
  4

Gmaj7

      
 
  




   


 






       

7 5 7 10 8 7 5 7 5 5
5 5 5 8 7 5 5 5 5 3
 5
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
9
7
5
4
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4

Example 7 - Chromatic chords on Am7

G m7(9) G m7(11)

Am7
4
 5

Am7
7

Am7
6
   
Am7(11)
7
    
   
  
     
     
5 6 7 8 9 10
5 4 5 8 7 8
 5
5
4
4
5
5
9
7
8
6
9
7

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 Example 8 - Chromatic chords on D7
E 7 E 7
7
 D7
8
  7
 
D7
4
D7
5
  D7

    
 
      
    

    
10 9 8 7 6 5
7 8 7 5 6 5
 9
7
10
8
9
7
5
4
6
5
5
4

Example 9 - II V I with chromatic passing chords

Am7 G m7(9) Am7 E 7
     
4 5 7 7 4
  
D7
5
D7
4
 
Gmaj7

       
   
             




  
      
5 6 7 10 8 7 6 5 7 5
5 4 5 8 8 5 6 5 5 3
 5
5
4
4
5
5
9
7
9
7
5
4
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4

Example 10 - Diminished voicings for D7

D7(  9)
 7
   10
  
  

     
 
5 8 11
4 7 10
 5
4
8
7
11
10

Example 11 - II V I lick with Diminished voicings on D7

D7(  9) C 7 D7(  9) D7(  9)
5

Am7
   5 7 10
         6 7
 
Gmaj7

    
     
  



          



   
 
7 5 7 8 11 7 8 5 5
5 5 5 8 10 6 7 4 3
 5
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
11
10
7
6
8
7
5
4
4
4

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 Example 12 - Gmaj7 Voicings


Gmaj7(9)
 G6

Gmaj7(9)
5

Gmaj7

   
  


 
 
5 3 5 7
3 3 3 7
 4
4
4
2
4
4
7
5

Example 13 - Some Chromatic tricks for Gmaj7

F maj7

Gmaj7
4
 5

Gmaj7

Gmaj7(9)
 
G6

   
  
     


 
      
5 6 7 5 4 3
3 6 7 3 3 3
 4
4
6
4
7
5
4
4
4
3
4
2

Example 14 - II V I with Chromatic passing chords on Gmaj7

D7(  9) F maj7
5

Am7
7
   
Gmaj7
  G6
4
 5

Gmaj7

    
  


       
  
 


   

     

          
 
7 5 7 7 8 8 5 5 4 3 6 7 (7)
5 5 5 6 7 7 4 3 3 3 6 7 (7)
 5
5
5
5
5
5
7
6
8
7
8
7
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
6
4
7
5
(7)
(5)

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